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We offer and support health promotion interventions by providing information about HIV testing and safer sex practices across Hertfordshire.
We support the community by delivering training and awareness talks to schools, university/colleges, social groups and health professionals.
We are actively involved in various campaigns focusing on HIV prevention within the African community in the United Kingdom.
Service type: Information and advice, condom distribution, prevention messages through outreach, workshops and trainings.
Contact: Kolade Daodu, Health Promotion Specialist, kolade@thecrescent.org.uk
As an implementing partner of NAHIP (National African HIV Prevention Programme) which is funded by the Department of Health and in partnership with nine implementing partners and a number of associate partners who work to produce resources, carry out trainings and lead on campaigns.
Beyond Condoms campaign
The Beyond Condoms campaign calls for individuals and communities to discuss about issues around HIV and how it affects them but also encouraging and promoting a safer sex culture within African communities.African HIV testing campaign
This testing campaign was developed to encourage African people to seek voluntary HIV testing and also highlighting its benefits which consequently may become a good sexual health practice. Visit www.nahip.org.uk for more informationGlobal Campaign for Microbicides
The Global Campaign for Microbicides is a broad based international effort to build support among policy makers, opinion leaders and the general public for increased investment into microbicides and other user controlled prevention technologies. Through advocacy, policy analysis and social science research, the campaign works to accelerate product the needs and interests of the users, especially women. The Global Campaign has 60 active NGO partners and about 200 endorsing organisations worldwide.The Crescent not only endorsing this campaign, but also is part of the UK African working group in the UK which supports the UK Campaign for Microbicides, This working group which advocates for the African community within the UK since a lot of the clinical trials are carried out in Africa.
Visit www.global-campaign.org.uk to
- Get in touch with your local Global Campaign site
- Sign up for our bi-weekly e-newsletter, GC News
- Sign the GC petition and help collect signatures
- Host a talk on microbicides-presentations available on our site
- Write to your parliamentarians and MPs
- Read more about microbicides
- Host a latch of our new video.
HIV Training
We can provide training of a standard or specifically tailored format for schools, colleges, universities, private organizations, the public and voluntary sectors.
Our aim is to educate in relation to what the virus is, how it works, how it is transmitted and how it can be managed.Alongside these clinical factors we will also look at the social implications of living with HIV in the 21st century. This exercise will challenge attitudes of ignorance and prejudice towards people living with HIV.
For educational institutions and voluntary agencies we charge £30 per hour for this service and to all other parties £60 per hour. Our basic course takes 1 hour and the complete course lasts for 3/4 hours.
HIV Peer Education Training
Peer education is a popular concept that involves people of the same group in a specific setting are trained to educate their peers.The Crescent is adopting this approach with the view that trained peer educators can effect change amongst their peers, families and their communities as regards to safer sex practices, creating awareness about HIV risk behaviors and at the same time motivating and supporting behavior change. Sessions include outreach skills, interpersonal and communication skills.
Training is carried out once a year and on completion a certificate of attendance is awarded. All sessions are free of charge and attendance is essential.